OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221441611
THE REINFORCED EARTH COMPANY
HOUSTON, TX·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertip in iron worker machine
Investigation abstract
At 1:45 p.m. on December 14, 2021, an employee was cutting scrap metal with a GEKA Iron Worker machine when he placed his hand for support in the hazard area of an unused blade and activated the cut. The employee suffered an amputation of his fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Event type
- 2
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